New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye recently praised Indianapolis Colts signal-caller Philip Rivers amid the 44-year-old’s shocking return to the NFL.

Patriots third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito also discussed Rivers’ comeback but wasn’t so sure about the eight-time Pro Bowler’s decision.

“That’s a lot of time to be removed from the game to hop back into it,” DeVito said, according to a report by ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “I get that he knows the offense, but that almost feels like a ‘danger zone’ depending on how much you’ve been working out or training. I’m sure he was training, but then there’s football...

The New England Patriots have been one of the best teams in the NFL this season, but the season has not been so kind to their rival, the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins are eliminated from playoff contention and have benched their starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa.

Tagovailoa has struggled to stay healthy in the last few years and has failed to be a consistent option for the Dolphins. He signed a four-year, $212 million extension with the Dolphins before the 2024 season, on the heels of a Pro Bowl campaign. However, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Dolphins are unlikely...

Drake Maye and the New England Patriots could use their Week 15 loss to the Buffalo Bills as a valuable learning experience.

New England ended a 10-game winning streak and missed a chance to win the division when a 21-0 lead evaporated at home last Sunday. Maye reflected on the missed opportunity before a Week 16 clash with the Baltimore Ravens.

Former Patriots champion Devin McCourty asked Maye about lessons learned from the Bills loss in an NBC interview before the “Sunday Night Football” showcase.

“When you get a lead, it’s what we’ve been saying all season, is finally somebody...

The New England Patriots fumbled a chance to clinch the AFC East when losing to the Buffalo Bills last weekend. Rex Ryan blamed Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels for the Week 15 letdown.

Up 21-0, New England’s offense stumbled in the second half of a 35-31 loss. Meanwhile, Josh Allen steered five straight touchdown drives at Gillette Stadium.

Ryan, who faced the Patriots often as a former Bills and New York Jets head coach, pointed the finger at New England’s head coach and offensive coordinator on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown.”

“I’ve been on Vrabel as like, ‘This is the Coach...

The Patriots will attempt to shake off the sting of a disappointing loss to the Bills when they hit the road for a Week 16 matchup with the Ravens.

After building a 21-0 lead in the first half against Buffalo, New England seemed to be cruising toward the AFC East crown. The Bills refused to back down, though, rallying for a stunning 35-31 victory and snapping the Patriots’ 10-game winning streak.

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Now, the Pats will face a Ravens squad that is trying to catch the Steelers in the AFC North...

Luckily for the New England Patriots, the Cincinnati Bengals refuted an AFC East rival’s aggressive overtures for Joe Burrow in 2020.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday that the Miami Dolphins offered the Bengals four first-round picks for the No. 1 pick of the 2020 NFL Draft so they could snag Burrow. Cincinnati never entertained trade discussions.

The Dolphins steered the Bengals closer to Burrow with a Week 16 overtime win over Cincinnati in the 2019 season. Miami then concluded the schedule with an upset over New England in Tom Brady’s final regular-season game with the Patriots.

As a result, the...

Drake Maye has become the new face of the New England Patriots, but his wife, Ann Michael, has also become popular.

Ann Michael has been doing a daily TikTok video sharing her baking during December, leading up to Christmas, calling it Bakemas. The videos have been going viral, and Maye was asked about her rise in popularity ahead of the Patriots’ “Sunday Night Football” game against the Baltimore Ravens.

“I think it happened fast,” Maye said to Sunday Night Football on Fox. “During the Holiday season in the last couple of weeks, it’s taken off. But I think it’s just...

The New England Patriots’ division rival, the New York Jets, is expected to keep Aaron Glenn as their head coach in 2026.

New York hired Glenn to be their head coach last offseason after serving as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator. Yet, Glenn has struggled in his first year as head coach, as the Jets are 3-11.

Despite the struggles this season, NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported that the Jets won’t fire Glenn after one season, as it had been rumored.

“Aaron Glenn’s first 11 months as New York Jets head coach have been loud and occasionally...

Oddsmakers may remain dubious of the New England Patriots, but several ESPN analysts believe they’ll finish the weekend with a playoff berth.

The Patriots can clinch a postseason appearance with a win over the Baltimore Ravens on “Sunday Night Football.” Mike Vrabel’s 11-3 squad enters the road games as underdogs against the 7-7 Ravens, who aim to keep pace with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North.

In a panel of four ESPN betting analysts, all of them picked New England to cover the spread and hit the moneyline with a Week 16 victory. Pamela Maldonado explained why the Patriots...

A cool and catchy nickname often accompanies sports stardom, which means fans may need to keep brainstorming a better moniker for Drake Maye.

In the midst of a breakout season, Maye has become the recipient of a head-scratching new nickname. Social media users have taken to calling the second-year quarterback Drake “Drake Maye” Maye for reasons beyond sensible explanation.

Fans may have polarizing takes on the odd trend, but Maye doesn’t seem to mind. The 23-year-old laughed when former Patriots star Devin McCourty mentioned the nickname to start an NBC interview shared on Saturday.

“I don’t know,” Maye said of...

With the AFC East title within reach, the New England Patriots suffered a major collapse last Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. The 35-31 defeat, which at one point saw the Patriots up by three touchdowns, cost the team a chance at wrapping up the division early.

And yet, fans remain confident that they will eventually get the job done. As a look at the results from the latest SB Nation Reacts survey shows, 75% of participants still believe that the Patriots will end up as division champions for the first time since 2019.

In order to do so, a win...

For the first time since Week 4, the New England Patriots will take the field Sunday night coming off a loss. While players and coaches echoed that last week’s loss can be a positive for this group down the stretch, Mike Vrabel noted they won’t truly know until the groups’ response is seen vs. the Baltimore Ravens.

Here on Pats Pulpit, our focus this week has been on Baltimore preparation in addition to recapping the Bills loss. For anything else not covered previously, let’s clean out the notebook. Welcome to this week’s edition of our Sunday Patriots Notes.

Stopping the...